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Birra Forst

🌍 Italy · Regional · Known for Czech Pilsner · Lager
Known for Czech Pilsner · Lager

Italy's highest-altitude brewery and the pride of South Tyrol — Birra Forst was founded in 1857 in Lagundo (Algund) near Merano in the Alpine foothills. The brewery draws brewing water from the Adige valley mountain springs and produces beers in the German-Austrian tradition, reflecting South Tyrol's dual Italian-Austrian cultural identity. Forst is Italy's largest independently owned brewery and exports across Italian-speaking markets. The brewery has been in the Fuchs family for six generations.

3Beers
2Styles
5.9%Avg ABV
1857Founded

Beers by Birra Forst

3 beers
Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 3 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 3 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
clean
2 of 3 beers
crisp
2 of 3 beers
maltyevery beer
3 of 3 beers
dry
2 of 3 beers

With 3 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Varied3 beers · 2 style families
Lager 2Strong 1

A handful of styles across their range — a shared thread has to hold across each of them.

How they compare
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 104 other breweries making Czech Pilsner, Lager and Doppelbock.
Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Birra Forst's beers land close to what is typical for the Czech Pilsner, Lager and Doppelbock styles they brew. The character is in the styles they choose and how consistently they hit them — not in standing apart from the field.

typical for Czech Pilsner, Lager and DoppelbockBirra Forst
in no beersin every beer
malty
in all 3 of their beers · typical Czech Pilsner, Lager and Doppelbock brewery: all 5 out of 5
Right where the field sits.
smooth
in 2 of 3 · typical Czech Pilsner, Lager and Doppelbock brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
clean
in 2 of 3 · typical Czech Pilsner, Lager and Doppelbock brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
crisp
in 2 of 3 · typical Czech Pilsner, Lager and Doppelbock brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
refreshing
in 2 of 3 · typical Czech Pilsner, Lager and Doppelbock brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 27%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
3 / 3
beers above the median
#663
best ranked beer
Forst Kronen

Their beers place in the Top 27% of the catalogue on average, across 3 ranked beers. Consistent rather than spiky — no single standout carrying the rest.

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About Birra Forst

Italy's highest-altitude brewery and the pride of South Tyrol — Birra Forst was founded in 1857 in Lagundo (Algund) near Merano in the Alpine foothills. The brewery draws brewing water from the Adige valley mountain springs and produces beers in the German-Austrian tradition, reflecting South Tyrol's dual Italian-Austrian cultural identity. Forst is Italy's largest independently owned brewery and exports across Italian-speaking markets. The brewery has been in the Fuchs family for six generations.

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